The bridge was under the jurisdiction of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the headquarters of which is located just a stone’s throw away from it.

According to a statement issued by the civic body, the incident occurred at 7.35 pm and was reported at 8.14 pm.

In a preliminary statement, the civic body said that the 16 injured persons have been rushed to the nearby St. George and GT Hospitals. The Mumbai Fire Brigade, the Mumbai Police and the 108 ambulance service have been mobilised, the civic body said.

The exact cause of the incident is still not known.

“Foot overbridge connecting CST platform 1 north end with BT lane near Times of India building has collapsed,” the Mumbai Police tweeted. “Injured persons are being shifted to hospitals. Traffic affected. Commuters to use alternate routes. Senior officers are on spot.”

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Shiv Sena, BJP and the Railways – none of them are interested in the safety of the system. Municipal Corporation and Government have no interest in governance. Why should people elect them back to power? They only speak about nationalism which does not care for the people?